freund Posted 14 February 2006 Posted 14 February 2006 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/notting...ire/4711268.stm I guess you guys have heard about this on the news. Literally 4 or streets down from where I live. Scares the shit out of me. Some of my mates in another house have been burgaled twice, just makes you think huh? I guess I have a couple of months before I get shot, if I die, just remember I hate you all (just kidding )
Bert Posted 14 February 2006 Posted 14 February 2006 Rachael Bown is in a "serious" conditionA woman police officer was shot and seriously injured as she investigated a burglary in Nottingham. Probationary officer Rachael Bown, 23, was attacked as she attempted to stop a man near the scene of a break-in at Lenton shortly before midnight. Police said as Pc Bown challenged the suspect he drew a firearm and opened fire, hitting her in the stomach. The officer, who was wearing body armour, is in a "serious" condition at the city's Queen's Medical Centre. 'Experienced colleague ' She was taken to the hospital's intensive care unit shortly after 0500 GMT after undergoing emergency surgery. Her family are with her at the hospital. No one was arrested in the incident. Ch Supt Marcus Beale, the divisional commander for Nottingham city, said Pc Bown had attended the incident at Lenton Boulevard with a long-serving colleague. Police forensic teams were at the scene He said: "She was just coming to the end of her two-year probationary period and was working last night with an experienced colleague who [has] something like 15 or 16 years' service. "She was wearing body armour. Unfortunately, she has been shot below where that body armour protects, which is a great shame." Student Alex Wyatt, 21, who lives in the house where Pc Bown was shot, said his housemate, Jody Ottery, was in the property when an intruder broke in. "From what I understand, he was on the first floor in his bedroom when he heard a window smash and someone force their way through the front door," he said. "He came downstairs and saw this guy who just ran, so he called the police." Alan Simpson, MP for Nottingham South, said that the shooting highlighted several areas of concern. "There are two sets of issues to be addressed. One is the adequacy of current body armour, and I'll be talking about that with the police later," he said. "The second is the question of how we're dealing with the availability of guns on the streets and the prospect of them entering into more routine crimes that had traditionally not been associated with guns." 'Known criminals' Victor Bates, whose wife Marian was shot dead by armed robbers at their jewellery shop in Arnold in September 2003, said the incidence of gun crime in Nottingham was now an "emergency" and police action had failed to combat the problem. He said: "One cannot see anything that's been done to control the number of guns in Nottingham. "What we need are much more rigorous police methods. We need stop and search, we need the premises of known criminals searched on a regular basis, so that the guns may be taken out of society." Jon Collins, leader of Nottingham City Council, has insisted that gun crime is still rare in the city. Councillor Collins said the police and the council, working together, had made "great strides" in tackling the problem. 'Shocking incident' He said: "I am shocked and saddened by the news that Rachael Bown was shot. "Whilst this is a shocking incident, gun crime is an increasingly rare occurrence." In recent years Nottingham has been at the centre of a number of high-profile incidents involving gun-related crime. Two years after the Marian Bates case, two gangland thugs were convicted of the murder of schoolgirl Danielle Beccan, 14, in a drive-by shooting in October 2004. However, police say the number of shootings fell by 74% in 2005. Yer glad it wasn't you Freund 'cos your funny It is very scary that things so close to home happen and you do wonder what if its you next. I hope the Officer concerned makes a full recovery.
Head Honcho Posted 14 February 2006 Posted 14 February 2006 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/notting...ire/4711268.stm I guess you guys have heard about this on the news. Literally 4 or streets down from where I live. Scares the shit out of me. Some of my mates in another house have been burgaled twice, just makes you think huh? I guess I have a couple of months before I get shot, if I die, just remember I hate you all (just kidding ) Ahh come on Freund don't start losing your integrity now
Steven Posted 14 February 2006 Posted 14 February 2006 What do you expect if you criminalise drug use. This the root of the arming people in the UK as the profits gained from it are being recycled into buying weapons. <_<
Goddard Posted 14 February 2006 Posted 14 February 2006 where do you live freund? It's a couple of streets from me, I live off Lenton Boulevard. Walk past the scene every day to go uni.
Milky Posted 14 February 2006 Posted 14 February 2006 i'm staying at Raleigh Park. it's 5 minutes away from that place.
Goddard Posted 14 February 2006 Posted 14 February 2006 i was at raleigh park last year mate. where abouts are you? I was Byron Place
Milky Posted 14 February 2006 Posted 14 February 2006 i was at raleigh park last year mate. where abouts are you? I was Byron Place sillitoe court
Goddard Posted 14 February 2006 Posted 14 February 2006 do you play for the raleigh park footy team by any chance?
Milky Posted 14 February 2006 Posted 14 February 2006 do you play for the raleigh park footy team by any chance? i didn't know there was one. i'd like too, though i suppose there are alot of people competing for not many places.
Goddard Posted 14 February 2006 Posted 14 February 2006 my mate runs the side. I've played a couple of times for you this year. I used to play last year and we were awesome. Are you any good?
Milky Posted 14 February 2006 Posted 14 February 2006 my mate runs the side. I've played a couple of times for you this year. I used to play last year and we were awesome. Are you any good? i'm of a respectable standard but nothing special
Nationwider Posted 14 February 2006 Posted 14 February 2006 I know someone who was held at knife-point recently during an armed robbery in Nottingham. By all accounts, parts of the City are becoming pretty lawless. I grumble at times that I live in one of the dullest places on Earth, but at least I feel relatively safe.
Birch'sLeftBoot Posted 14 February 2006 Posted 14 February 2006 This was a horrible story, but additionally though, let's send our thoughts to those 5 killed in the motorway accident involving the lorry outside Lincolnshire today. What a horrible accident.
Katy Posted 15 February 2006 Posted 15 February 2006 This was a horrible story, but additionally though, let's send our thoughts to those 5 killed in the motorway accident involving the lorry outside Lincolnshire today. What a horrible accident. Yes thats exceptionally close to where I live and have used the A52 lots in the past but dont use it now as its possibly one of the worst roads in Britain! It was only a matter of time before something as tragic as this happened Last I heard it was at least 6 people had died.
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